Learning the Guidelines

February 6, 2021

This week I researched what kind of website designs I like, and ones I do not. I found that a clean and simple site really spoke to me. I feel there are benefits to clean and simple past being aesthetically pleasing. First of all, simple sites tend to load faster. Also, they are usually easier to navigate. 
 
No matter how you choose to design your site though, make sure you are consistent between pages. Make the navigation obvious. Personally, I also think there should be some kind of about me/us page. People like to know the people they are working with. I feel almost all web-based businesses should have even a small about me/us.
 
I also learned this week how to go about creating and placing a Paypal button on your website for sales. I feel there are advantages to using Paypal. The biggest advantage is that people trust Paypal. The biggest disadvantage though is that not everyone has a Paypal account, and they cannot use that button. I think I will be doing more research this week on how to accept payments on my site using Square. I have experience with Square in person to person transactions, and I feel comfortable using it on my site if I can find out how.